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say should not be ruling syria? >> it's a fascinating military dmem ma. the u.s. military has made the case it would be difficult to send manned aircraft to bomb inside syria and the regime target because syria has radar, anti-aircraft missiles. you can't take that risk with american pilots. what officials are now saying is they have looked at where they believe isis is. it's a less populated area. if you're going doubt damascus, the capital of syria and get to the al-assad regime, very tough military business. the chances of getting shot down a little too risky for the u.s. to take. but isis in less populated areas with less air defense. maybe they can work around it and do it. and we have now seen the first military mission inside syria with that attempted rescue of the hostages. >> of course they said went off flawlessly but failed but the hostages weren't there. how did the obama administration underestimate the threat of isis? >> reporter: today's assessment of the isis threat by the white house is serious. >>
say should not be ruling syria? >> it's a fascinating military dmem ma. the u.s. military has made the case it would be difficult to send manned aircraft to bomb inside syria and the regime target because syria has radar, anti-aircraft missiles. you can't take that risk with american pilots. what officials are now saying is they have looked at where they believe isis is. it's a less populated area. if you're going doubt damascus, the capital of syria and get to the al-assad regime, very...
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it's in syria and in iraq. if the military is just attacking in iraq, clearly that's leaving a very large part of the organization untouched. things changed just last month with that raid. that secret commando raid that's only now coming out, a few details are emerging. what was significant is defense secretary hagel said although the rate didn't succeed in recovering hostages it went smoothly. that means when u.s. fighterer jets, u.s. attack helicopters entered syrian air space, they weren't attacked. the syrian air defenses, which as we have been talking about as being sophisticated didn't target in. didn't lock in on american jets and seemed to ak by es to their presence as long as they were going toward the isis stronghold. it could have been interpreted as a green light that if the u.s. wants to car rery out operations against isis in syria, the syrian government wouldn't mind. >> thank you, richard. for more on the threat from isis, i'm joined by nbc political analyst colonel jack jacobs and evan coleman,
it's in syria and in iraq. if the military is just attacking in iraq, clearly that's leaving a very large part of the organization untouched. things changed just last month with that raid. that secret commando raid that's only now coming out, a few details are emerging. what was significant is defense secretary hagel said although the rate didn't succeed in recovering hostages it went smoothly. that means when u.s. fighterer jets, u.s. attack helicopters entered syrian air space, they weren't...
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in syria and iraq. again they are deeply rooted in -- the insurgency in iraq we have faced for many years. they have of course posed a huge threat to the people in that region. it's important to underscore. as the president did the other day, that it's not simply the threat they pose to the united states. it's the threat they pose to the entire world. they have killed thousands of civilians and muslims more than any other faith. so whatever pretense they have to establish themselves as speaking for the muslim world i think is completely disproven by their actions in that part of the world. for americans, what i say we monitor very closely whether or not isil will seek to develop plots that are aimed at the west. aimed at beyond this geographic area where they have been operating. we are doing that. we are actively consulting with european partners about how to watch the threat they could pose to the west. we take their threats seriously because they have to take every threat that's made against the unit
in syria and iraq. again they are deeply rooted in -- the insurgency in iraq we have faced for many years. they have of course posed a huge threat to the people in that region. it's important to underscore. as the president did the other day, that it's not simply the threat they pose to the united states. it's the threat they pose to the entire world. they have killed thousands of civilians and muslims more than any other faith. so whatever pretense they have to establish themselves as speaking...
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>> they won't engage syria, the government itself. but there are plans under way here at the pentagon to launch air strikes against isis targets that are located there inside syria. they stress here that no decisions have been made. but as you know at the pentagon, they are always planning for the next possible contingency, next possible mission. it seems highly likely that the u.s. military and/or cia with armed drones will start to go after some of the headquarters, some of the leadership and isis targets that are across that borderless divide between syria and iraq. not clear when. again, no decisions have been made. but at this point it almost seems inevitable that we will see some kind of air strikes against those isis targets across the border there in syria. >> is this imminent? >> not imminent. i wouldn't say that. it doesn't appear to be too far off in the distance oath. timing depends on the availability of assets, the targets, where they may be at any point in time. of course the president's order to go ahead and launch. >>
>> they won't engage syria, the government itself. but there are plans under way here at the pentagon to launch air strikes against isis targets that are located there inside syria. they stress here that no decisions have been made. but as you know at the pentagon, they are always planning for the next possible contingency, next possible mission. it seems highly likely that the u.s. military and/or cia with armed drones will start to go after some of the headquarters, some of the...
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and allies air strikes in syria? >> brianna, i do believe that the administration is seriously considering that. i think that by keeping congress in the loop, keeping us informed and maybe even going a step further, getting authorization from the united states congress, i believe there are many members who feel the same way. my step son and daughter-in-law served in iraq. >> do you think that would pass a democratic senate? >> well, one can only hope. isis is a real threat. it's a threat to the entire area. it's a threat to democratic allies. and our u.s. national security interests. we cannot wish it and hope it away. we need to eliminate this. let's just first try limited air strikes and helping the kurds without further involving a u.s. troops on the ground. i think that we can beat these guys back but doing nothing is it not an option. >> congresswoman ileana ros-lehtinen, thanks for joining us. next breaking news. i an stunning have you development involving a police officer who was involved in crowd control in
and allies air strikes in syria? >> brianna, i do believe that the administration is seriously considering that. i think that by keeping congress in the loop, keeping us informed and maybe even going a step further, getting authorization from the united states congress, i believe there are many members who feel the same way. my step son and daughter-in-law served in iraq. >> do you think that would pass a democratic senate? >> well, one can only hope. isis is a real threat....
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if iraq falls apart in here, if syria falls apart in here, the crisis is going to be even much bigger and much wider. it's in essence in the interest of united states of america and the international community to actually stabilize the middle east. and whatever that stabilization means, both in humanitarian and relief for the refugee and crisis that is happening both in syria and iraq and military intervention to help stop is is from growing and to stop them completely actually, and both in supporting the government and holding them accountable in the middle east for supporting and financing some isis members or having their youth going and joining isis members. >> i think the white house is slowly coming around to that line of thinking exactly, perhaps too slowly but slowly nonetheless. >> women for women international -- thank you so much for your time. >> pleasure. >> after the break, 13 days ast death of michael brown, ferguson police release the incident report and it tells us nothing. the aclu and former federal prosecutor paul butler join me next on "now." there's a reason it's
if iraq falls apart in here, if syria falls apart in here, the crisis is going to be even much bigger and much wider. it's in essence in the interest of united states of america and the international community to actually stabilize the middle east. and whatever that stabilization means, both in humanitarian and relief for the refugee and crisis that is happening both in syria and iraq and military intervention to help stop is is from growing and to stop them completely actually, and both in...
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that's a paraphrase, but essentially he, too, was saying is you have to go into syria. so it stands to reason then that u.s. military officials are very aggressively hard at work coming up with targeting plans to go after isis with air strikes in syria. and nobody is sharing those plans for obvious reasons. but it should also be noted that any air strikes that may or may not occur in the short run would not come anywhere close to defeating isis. they would be apparently going after some particular targets, but by this time, even officials here in the pentagon acknowledge that any high-valued targets, isis leadership, are probably already well dispersed and long gone, anticipating those strikes. and general dempsey also made another point. that it will be very difficult to defeat isis single handily, that it will take input from the international community. not only europeans but other countries there in the middle east. and so far, there have been no takers to get involved in this fight. so, you know, the idea that this is going to be a long, hard fight for the u.s. and
that's a paraphrase, but essentially he, too, was saying is you have to go into syria. so it stands to reason then that u.s. military officials are very aggressively hard at work coming up with targeting plans to go after isis with air strikes in syria. and nobody is sharing those plans for obvious reasons. but it should also be noted that any air strikes that may or may not occur in the short run would not come anywhere close to defeating isis. they would be apparently going after some...
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let's not, you know -- if syria is a problem for us to worry about and what to do about isis in syria, that doesn't mean we wait for a final game plan before we start acting in iraq because there are too many lives at risk. >> but the question -- and i think what concerns a lot of americans when they look at this unfolding situation is whether -- just what you said, that the perception is that really no one can beat them but the united states, but the united states military and that what ben rhodes was talking about, which is equipping and giving training and giving equipment to fighters on the grounds, to the existing people on the grounds, including parts of the modern syrian army, that that won't be enough. in the end, they still, even with our help, won't be able to overcome ie ssis. again, it's our air strikes allowing them to get the gaining they've gotten. >> i'll tell you who's not worried about that. it's the iraqis. the iraqi towns and cities that are not going to be overtaken by isis because american fire power was involved are not going to turn around and say, well, our so
let's not, you know -- if syria is a problem for us to worry about and what to do about isis in syria, that doesn't mean we wait for a final game plan before we start acting in iraq because there are too many lives at risk. >> but the question -- and i think what concerns a lot of americans when they look at this unfolding situation is whether -- just what you said, that the perception is that really no one can beat them but the united states, but the united states military and that what...
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air strikes in syria. no real definitive answer, echoing what we heard from the secretary of defense. we'll explore all options. let's stay on isis. there has been a starkly worded warning about the threat to this country from isis. and this is the warning being usual you'd from the highest ranks of the pentagon and pretty much speaks for itself. >> this is an organization that has an apocalyptic end of days strategic vision, which will eventually have to be defeated. >> they have no standard of decency, of responsible human behavior. >> isn't the calculation that isil presents a 9/11-level threat to the united states? >> jim, isil is a sophisticated and well-funded as any group that we have seen. they're beyond just a terrorist group. oh, this is beyond anything that we have seen. so we must prepare for everything. and the only way you do that is you take a cold, steely, hard look at it and get ready. >> it's an immediate threat. that is to say the fighters who may leave the current fight and migrate home
air strikes in syria. no real definitive answer, echoing what we heard from the secretary of defense. we'll explore all options. let's stay on isis. there has been a starkly worded warning about the threat to this country from isis. and this is the warning being usual you'd from the highest ranks of the pentagon and pretty much speaks for itself. >> this is an organization that has an apocalyptic end of days strategic vision, which will eventually have to be defeated. >> they have...
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he did not rule out air strikes inside syria, did he? >> the secretary didn't rule anything in or out. i think he said that options -- that all options remain available. and they do. and i'm not going to speculate about where that might take us, justin. i think you can understand why we wouldn't dot that. >> reporter: on the foley operation. there was a suggestion from at least one had been of congress today that the president or that the white house was slow to approve the rescue mission and that this may have led to not getting there on time essentially and that the hostages were then moved. do you have any indication that this operation was slowed down in any way? >> i don't have any such indication, justin. as we talked about before, attempts like this which was risky under the best of circumstances, they take time. they take time to plan. they take time to organize. and just as critically, it takes time for you become informed enough to be able to conduct that kind of an operation. intelligence is not perfect and it is often layered
he did not rule out air strikes inside syria, did he? >> the secretary didn't rule anything in or out. i think he said that options -- that all options remain available. and they do. and i'm not going to speculate about where that might take us, justin. i think you can understand why we wouldn't dot that. >> reporter: on the foley operation. there was a suggestion from at least one had been of congress today that the president or that the white house was slow to approve the rescue...
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the question is why not know after isil where they started, which is in syria? i know you described enabling the iraqis politically and militarily to roll back the gains in iraq, but they do have a sanctuary in eastern syria. what is the strategy if it is not to go root them out inside syria? why not go that route? >> first, going back to your point about my statement on what our objectives are, which i just restated in my statement, i would also say in addition to that, i believe the president has been clear on this, that we continue to explore all options regarding isil and how best we can assist our partners in that area. the middle east, particularly in .raq against isis you all know in the president's request for a $5 billion antiterrorism fund, it was $500 million in there to assist the moderate opposition. so that is what we are looking at, that is what we are doing and we will continue to stay focused on what we are doing now and exploring all options. >> do the options you refer to include airstrikes? >> we are looking at all options. >> i wanted to ask
the question is why not know after isil where they started, which is in syria? i know you described enabling the iraqis politically and militarily to roll back the gains in iraq, but they do have a sanctuary in eastern syria. what is the strategy if it is not to go root them out inside syria? why not go that route? >> first, going back to your point about my statement on what our objectives are, which i just restated in my statement, i would also say in addition to that, i believe the...
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is launching air strikes inside syria but it would not be inside syria. technically, geographically it would be across the border but they would be going after what is now considered to be the isis state, the isis nation of terrorism. quite frankly, bashar al assad is sitting back there in damascus watching all this probably with some amusement because the u.s. finds itself in a battle with the same enemy which assad does. it's a strange partnership. you know, politics makes strange bedfellows of war and sometimes even makes stranger bedfellows. in this particular case, this narrow instance, assad and the u.s. are on the same side and wanting to get rid of this threat from isis. >> nbc has learned new details about the effort to rescue james foley. last november, foley's family received an encrypted e-mail in english demanding 132 million dollar ransom. after a brief e-mail exchange the captors were not heard from again until last week, when a furious message from the group promised foley's death in retaliation for american air strikes. later on "morning
is launching air strikes inside syria but it would not be inside syria. technically, geographically it would be across the border but they would be going after what is now considered to be the isis state, the isis nation of terrorism. quite frankly, bashar al assad is sitting back there in damascus watching all this probably with some amusement because the u.s. finds itself in a battle with the same enemy which assad does. it's a strange partnership. you know, politics makes strange bedfellows...
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he said that they told them they were being held in eastern syria. he also says they were very clear that their captors, the people actually holding them, were british. when jim foley's parents spoke publicly yesterday about their son and about losing him, one of the details they were able to share was that one of those freed european hostages had been able to bring them home a message from their son, jim. jim foley could not get a letter sent to his family, but he wrote a letter to them while he was in captivity. he had one of his fellow hostages memorize the letter so that if and when that fellow hostage was ever freed, he could recite is from memory to jim foley's parents, john and diane foley. >> we're very sure now that he could feel the prayers and we think his strength came from god, strength -- >> we know it did. as a matter of fact, we are the only american family that has never received a letter from jim. they apparently were all confiscated. so the last hostage to come out -- please -- >> yeah. >> -- daniel, memorized a letter from jim. wi
he said that they told them they were being held in eastern syria. he also says they were very clear that their captors, the people actually holding them, were british. when jim foley's parents spoke publicly yesterday about their son and about losing him, one of the details they were able to share was that one of those freed european hostages had been able to bring them home a message from their son, jim. jim foley could not get a letter sent to his family, but he wrote a letter to them while...
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they raided an oil refinery in the northern part of syria and engaged in a fire fight with islamic militants. according to "the new york times." where the hostages had been moved. we also learned that isis had attempted to extract ransom in exchange for foley. the group pressed the united states to provide a multimillion dollar ransom for his release according to a representative for his fame and former hostage held alongside him. the united states refused to pay. the ransom demand was millions of dollars according to the "the wall street journal." joining me, someone who knows what it was like to be held by extremists. in 2008 while working as a reporter for "the new york times" in afghanistan, david rohde was held by the taliban before he escaped. he's now with "reuters." the first thing i want to hear, as someone who went through a horrible ordeal, not dissimilar from what fellow journalists have gone through here, what is your reaction to this? >> well, i mean, my heart goes out to the foleys. i've talked to them quite a bit, and i talked to jim foley somewhat. i won't say i was, you kno
they raided an oil refinery in the northern part of syria and engaged in a fire fight with islamic militants. according to "the new york times." where the hostages had been moved. we also learned that isis had attempted to extract ransom in exchange for foley. the group pressed the united states to provide a multimillion dollar ransom for his release according to a representative for his fame and former hostage held alongside him. the united states refused to pay. the ransom demand...
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as we know, they are very active in syria. those borders are nonexistent. they have been able to move between iraq and syria and a point being made by u.s. defense officials, general martin dempsey yesterday saying that the issue of isis in syria needs to be tackled to be able to weaken and defeat this group. >> and she's putting her ear piece back in. hopefully you can hear me as i ask this question on the aid. the fact the u.s. air strikes simply pushed isis back from mosul dam and mt. sinjar just to get aid in and retake that dam, it also allowed, though, for some aid to now come into northern iraq, to erbil, i believe. what can you tell us about those efforts and if it's adequate, if it's enough. >> reporter: well, this is a major aid push, a much needed one, a ten-day operation by u.n. agencies. also countries like the united kingdom and france sending their own aid flights into northern iraq to reach those in internally displaced people. more than 500,000 people in desperate need of this aid to alleviate their suffering. at least for the short term. t
as we know, they are very active in syria. those borders are nonexistent. they have been able to move between iraq and syria and a point being made by u.s. defense officials, general martin dempsey yesterday saying that the issue of isis in syria needs to be tackled to be able to weaken and defeat this group. >> and she's putting her ear piece back in. hopefully you can hear me as i ask this question on the aid. the fact the u.s. air strikes simply pushed isis back from mosul dam and mt....
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officials believe a handful of americans have fought with isis in iraq and syria. and cnn's peter bergen says others have tried to help the group. >> here you've got three americans who've been indicted for joining isis within the last year. including, by the way, a woman, which is quite unusual. luckily, they were arrested before they could leave the country. but clearly, ice sis sort of -- if you're interested in this ideology, that's the most exciting thing to go and join right now. >> reporter: and tracking americans who are part of isis is getting more difficult, especially on the ground in syria and iraq. a senior u.s. intelligence official tells us the footprint for american human intelligence in that area is not extensive. analysts say the isis leader, abu bhakr al baghdadi has extra motivation to send his fighters to the u.s. >> baghdadi, who's the head of isis, is a narcissistic psychopath. he wants to be bigger than osama bin laden. one of the ways he will measure that is how effective and how big the terrorist activities he can carry out in the west are
officials believe a handful of americans have fought with isis in iraq and syria. and cnn's peter bergen says others have tried to help the group. >> here you've got three americans who've been indicted for joining isis within the last year. including, by the way, a woman, which is quite unusual. luckily, they were arrested before they could leave the country. but clearly, ice sis sort of -- if you're interested in this ideology, that's the most exciting thing to go and join right now....
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are acting out a birt murderous ambition to fight and kill alongside those from the mideast region, syria, iraq and other countries who comprised a great number of isis zealots. one killer from the west is heard in the moment before he cut it is at
are acting out a birt murderous ambition to fight and kill alongside those from the mideast region, syria, iraq and other countries who comprised a great number of isis zealots. one killer from the west is heard in the moment before he cut it is at
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special operations to save americans from terrorist forces in syria. critics are calling this disclosure an attempt by the white house to cover itself politically after the world just saw u.s. journalist james foley beheaded by a terror group that the president earlier this year dismissed as junior varsity. in fact, the murder of foley is just the latest act in a campaign of terror by this group, isis. a group that top intel officials have been warning about for months. president obama turned down recent requests from the iraqis to hit these terrorists with air strikes. and now he is taking questions about whether we face this new terror threat because we chose not to leave any residual troops in iraq. >> do you have any second thoughts about pulling all ground troops out of iraq? and does it give you pause as a u.s. doing the same thing in afghanistan? >> you know what i just find interesting is the degree to which this issue keeps oncoming up as if this was my decision. >> so removing all those troops was not mr. obama's decision. he said that in jun
special operations to save americans from terrorist forces in syria. critics are calling this disclosure an attempt by the white house to cover itself politically after the world just saw u.s. journalist james foley beheaded by a terror group that the president earlier this year dismissed as junior varsity. in fact, the murder of foley is just the latest act in a campaign of terror by this group, isis. a group that top intel officials have been warning about for months. president obama turned...
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the group in iraq and syria is isis. when this year started, most of us had never even heard of that group. hey had been advancing and captured american vehicles, killing captured americans, taking weapons and a musician -- and ammunition, and all of this and more has happened just since une. and that the terrorists see it, they have had a triumphant summer, complete with islamic law and caliphate, complete with recruits to join in the offensive. we are talking about a movement that is bigger and better financed than al qaeda ever was. nd it's got nothing to learn from al qaeda about ruthless butchery either. isis has been butchering nonbelievers, otherwise known as innocent the him's -- innocent victims. the poor schools -- the poor souls that did not get away have met the worst of fate, beheadings, rape, enslavement, crucifixions. that is the character of this enemy. and in case we missed the point, they actually take pictures of their atrocities and post them online, calling it a preview of what we can expect in ameri
the group in iraq and syria is isis. when this year started, most of us had never even heard of that group. hey had been advancing and captured american vehicles, killing captured americans, taking weapons and a musician -- and ammunition, and all of this and more has happened just since une. and that the terrorists see it, they have had a triumphant summer, complete with islamic law and caliphate, complete with recruits to join in the offensive. we are talking about a movement that is bigger...
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one of the victims of what happened to jim foley are the people of syria. these kidnappings are so wide spread and again, we need to talk about this issue and there is no strategy and i think the raid was a good step but it's just -- i don't hear anything from administration or europe how they will counter this problem. >> appreciate you being on again. more from ferguson when we come back. we'll take a remarkable look at the scenes that played out not far from here. wait, are you running full adobe photoshop on a tablet? yep. but it's not just a tablet, it's really a laptop. it's a surface pro 3, with a touchscreen. well it can't be as fast as my mac. sure, it can. and it is. but you probably can't plug anything into it. i have a usb mini display port. plug away. and this is my favorite -- it's the kickstand. so you're saying it does more than my mac? well technically, you said it. ♪ well technically, you said it. hey there, i just got my bill, and i see that it includes my fico® credit score. yup, you get it free each month to help you avoid surprises
one of the victims of what happened to jim foley are the people of syria. these kidnappings are so wide spread and again, we need to talk about this issue and there is no strategy and i think the raid was a good step but it's just -- i don't hear anything from administration or europe how they will counter this problem. >> appreciate you being on again. more from ferguson when we come back. we'll take a remarkable look at the scenes that played out not far from here. wait, are you running...
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camp near raqqah, syria. it involved several dozen special operations troops, fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters with surveillance drones overhead. some 15 i.s.i.s. fighters were believe to have been killed. >> the united states will not relent on our efforts to bring our citizens home and their captors to justice. >> reporter: the u.s. rescue mission was launched after it became clear that no negotiations were possible with the i.s.i.s. group, which had demanded a ransom of $130 million for the release of james foley. >> fbi didn't take it seriously. we didn't take it seriously. >> reporter: people involved in the process say i.s.i.s. hostages from france and other european countries were set free after ransom payments of about $2 million each, paid in cash each, delivered by middlemen in turkey. something the u.s. has refused to consider. >> in 2014 alone, isil has gotten in the millions of dollars from kidnapping of western citizens. and obviously we believe very strongly that we need to cut off their fun
camp near raqqah, syria. it involved several dozen special operations troops, fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters with surveillance drones overhead. some 15 i.s.i.s. fighters were believe to have been killed. >> the united states will not relent on our efforts to bring our citizens home and their captors to justice. >> reporter: the u.s. rescue mission was launched after it became clear that no negotiations were possible with the i.s.i.s. group, which had demanded a ransom of $130...
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a daring nighttime raid just outside the city of roka in northern syria, a stronghold of is is. u.s. special forces were sent into danger because the intelligence showed the target was a likely location where the hostages were being held but it was not certain. the intelligence failed. >> intelligence doesn't come wrapped in a package with a bow. it is a mosaic of many pictures, of many factors. >> reporter: the mission was unprecedented. >> in ra situation where you're going into a country which is fraught with danger, which is potentially going into a city that's controlled by a nefarious and horrific force like isis, the risk levels go up considerably. >> reporter: it began under cover of darkness. several dozen elite commandos from units like army delta force and the navy s.e.a.l. team six landed in specially equipped radar helicopters. they quickly made their way to able where they were told james foley and other american hostages were being held. no one was there. a firefight broke out with nearby militants. several of those militants were killed. the u.s. team got back to
a daring nighttime raid just outside the city of roka in northern syria, a stronghold of is is. u.s. special forces were sent into danger because the intelligence showed the target was a likely location where the hostages were being held but it was not certain. the intelligence failed. >> intelligence doesn't come wrapped in a package with a bow. it is a mosaic of many pictures, of many factors. >> reporter: the mission was unprecedented. >> in ra situation where you're going...
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military action inside syria if it came to that. let me just tell you, we asked both men, both leaders why they decided that it was okay to publicize that very classified hostage rescue raid. this is not the kind of thing either of them ever talks about. they say the white house decided to do it and they approved of the idea because the news media several news media outlets were about to write stories about it. they decided to make that very secret mission public. >> barbara, i want to keep you up with us here as i bring in someone with some firsthand experience of really what it takes to plan and carry out a mission like that that we saw in the end, this is pardon me, former navy seal john mcguire. john, in the end, this was not successful but in a way i know that it was successful because the special forces were able to get out without their being really any casualties aside from i think one injury. right? >> that's correct. it's hard for many americans to understand. so maybe oversimplify it with football. we make a play and some
military action inside syria if it came to that. let me just tell you, we asked both men, both leaders why they decided that it was okay to publicize that very classified hostage rescue raid. this is not the kind of thing either of them ever talks about. they say the white house decided to do it and they approved of the idea because the news media several news media outlets were about to write stories about it. they decided to make that very secret mission public. >> barbara, i want to...
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has watched what has happened very closely in syria. they are very engaged in supporting the syrian opposition and syrian opposition factions and for the first time to have troops and boots on the ground inside syria publicly acknowledged by the united states is certainly a significant point because it shows that there say willingness on the obama administration's part to go and get involved in this conflict if it means saving american lives. the question and certainly the argument you're going to hear in the coming days is if you're doing it for the safety of american lives and you feel that the situation is so dire that you have to take this action then certainly you can also do it to save the lives of other people and certainly that is going to be a question that is going to be a concern for the u.s. to make sure it doesn't drag the united states into the syrian conflict. what you are seeing here is that the dam has been broken and the argument that the u.s. would not get involved in the syrian conflict now to some measure has broken
has watched what has happened very closely in syria. they are very engaged in supporting the syrian opposition and syrian opposition factions and for the first time to have troops and boots on the ground inside syria publicly acknowledged by the united states is certainly a significant point because it shows that there say willingness on the obama administration's part to go and get involved in this conflict if it means saving american lives. the question and certainly the argument you're going...
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it's going to take action inside syria. jake in. >> barbara starr at the pentagon, thank you so much. coming up next, the national guard pulling out of ferguson, missouri, where we are right now but with tensions still high here, is that too soon? plus, he's the congressman who represents this district that i'm standing in. he says he has no faith in the ferguson police department to lead the investigation into michael brown's killing. what does this congressman want to see done? i will ask him coming up next. , and you're talking to your rheumatologist about a biologic... this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pain. this is humira helping me lay the groundwork. this is humira helping to protect my joints from further damage. doctors have been prescribing humira for ten years. humira works by targeting and helping to block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to r.a. symptoms. humira is proven to help relieve pain and stop further joint damage in many adults. [ male announcer ] humira can lower y
it's going to take action inside syria. jake in. >> barbara starr at the pentagon, thank you so much. coming up next, the national guard pulling out of ferguson, missouri, where we are right now but with tensions still high here, is that too soon? plus, he's the congressman who represents this district that i'm standing in. he says he has no faith in the ferguson police department to lead the investigation into michael brown's killing. what does this congressman want to see done? i will...
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citizens that have joined to fight the jihad in syria. that's a very troubling number and that's just one country. there are lots of other western countries and this has been a real cause of serious concern i think for the national security community for over a year. >> good information for us to know. eli lake, we appreciate your time. thank you very much. >>> and breaking news right now. congressional investigators are saying that the pentagon broke the law. this is just coming in. when it swapped five leaders for bowe bergdahl. he was a prisoner in afghanistan for five years and the nonpartisan accountability office that the pentagon did not notify the relevant committees far enough in advance and that breaks the law. it also reports the way that the pentagon financed the transfer breaks the anti-deficiency act. which is meant to keep agencies from spending more money than congress has allowed. after the swap, defense secretary chuck hagel said we made the right decision and did it for the right reasons, end quote. we'll stay on this s
citizens that have joined to fight the jihad in syria. that's a very troubling number and that's just one country. there are lots of other western countries and this has been a real cause of serious concern i think for the national security community for over a year. >> good information for us to know. eli lake, we appreciate your time. thank you very much. >>> and breaking news right now. congressional investigators are saying that the pentagon broke the law. this is just coming...
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details of this daring nighttime military rescue mission inside of syria in the sands of northern syria this summer that failed to bring home american journalist, james foley. foley was gone, according to u.s. officials, when the special forces landed in the desert and battled they're their way to this oil refinery near raqqa where they hoped to find foley and perhaps other americans held hostage by isis. weeks later, we now know james foley is dead. his shocking execution having stirred both deep concern and anger among americans. as we await secretary chuck hagel and joint chiefs chairman martin dempsey at the pentagon, we'll bring that live, let me pursue another strand to the story. because a story -- the story out today says ransoms paid by european governments to isis have become one of the terror group's biggest sources of income. did you realize that? perhaps their biggest source of income at all, and that is where they're getting their money, from ransoms with these hostages. i want you to take a listen to this interview, this gentleman from erin burnett "outfront." >> kidnappi
details of this daring nighttime military rescue mission inside of syria in the sands of northern syria this summer that failed to bring home american journalist, james foley. foley was gone, according to u.s. officials, when the special forces landed in the desert and battled they're their way to this oil refinery near raqqa where they hoped to find foley and perhaps other americans held hostage by isis. weeks later, we now know james foley is dead. his shocking execution having stirred both...
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troops were dropped into northern syria. actually had to shoot it out with some of the militants. they did kill some militants. but they couldn't find foley. you know, at that point he and others were already gone. in a situation like this, though, how do you go in, how do you rescue your target without getting killed by captors first? i mean, that has to be a massive risk. >> well, you know, the element of surprise is very important here. so i can't give away any operational details. but the point is that we'll put up a fight. and we're willing to lay down our lives for the sake of freedom to go after men like this. so instead of dishing out money, we're willing to shed blood. if it was my own family, i would say i want the very best man on this. you send them out there, i know what they're willing to do. i used to be one of these guys. and you know what, foley's own mother, you know, she put out that she's never been prouder of her son. that he did lay down his life, really, for the sake of freedom. and that is an example of the greatest act of love. there is no greater love tha
troops were dropped into northern syria. actually had to shoot it out with some of the militants. they did kill some militants. but they couldn't find foley. you know, at that point he and others were already gone. in a situation like this, though, how do you go in, how do you rescue your target without getting killed by captors first? i mean, that has to be a massive risk. >> well, you know, the element of surprise is very important here. so i can't give away any operational details. but...
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troops there. >> the bigger step, he could take the fight to syria. >> president assad in syria, he's the one who released dozens of islamist militants from his prisons. >> when the west refused to arm syria's moderate rebels, they were outgunned by the militants whose success drew in recruits. >> it may be adding to the conviction if isis isn't confronted, it may move closer to the yuds. >> look around you when you sit in comfort and ask yourself is this how you want to die. >> attorney general eric holder went to ferguson today. >> many here argue the prosecutor bob mccullouh should be we moved. the lack of trust is one of the reasons attorney general holder came to meet with his investigators. >> last night looked a little better, huh? >> residents still waiting on a grand jury, still eight weeks from a decision. >> there were no molotov cocktails tonight, no fires, no shootings. >> a hope that ferguson may have hit a turning point. >> are people eventually going to go home? yes, that will happen. does that mean that things are solved? no. >>> good morning, everybody. it is thursda
troops there. >> the bigger step, he could take the fight to syria. >> president assad in syria, he's the one who released dozens of islamist militants from his prisons. >> when the west refused to arm syria's moderate rebels, they were outgunned by the militants whose success drew in recruits. >> it may be adding to the conviction if isis isn't confronted, it may move closer to the yuds. >> look around you when you sit in comfort and ask yourself is this how you...
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military in iraq and syria, they want the u.s. military in another war in the middle east, and they want it more than they want anything else. that explains their tactics toward the u.s. when you think they would be more focused on the assad regime than syria and the government in baghdad. they're focused on the u.s. and they want us there more than they want anything. does the u.s. want that too? fighting isis? u.s. troops fighting isis in iraq, maybe in syria too? even if you don't consider the deployment of u.s. troops back to iraq this past june. even if you don't consider that to be the start of u.s. military operations in iraq again, you take the white house line on that and believe them when they say those additional troops weren't the start of any military operations, the u.s. didn't really start hostilities in iraq again, until president obama ordered those air strikes. even if you just take the white house line on that, which is arguable, that starting on august 8th, there's a ticking constitutional clock that says the u
military in iraq and syria, they want the u.s. military in another war in the middle east, and they want it more than they want anything else. that explains their tactics toward the u.s. when you think they would be more focused on the assad regime than syria and the government in baghdad. they're focused on the u.s. and they want us there more than they want anything. does the u.s. want that too? fighting isis? u.s. troops fighting isis in iraq, maybe in syria too? even if you don't consider...
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foley was taken hostage two years ago while covering the civil war in syria. here's a look. >> good afternoon, everybody. today, the entire world is appalled by the brutal murder of jim foley. jim was a journalist, a son, a brother, and a friend. he reported from difficult and dangerous places, bearing witness from a world away. he was taken hostage nearly two years ago in syria and he was courageously reporting on the conflict there. jim was taken from us. he was 40 years old, one of five siblings, the son of a mom and dad who worked tirelessly for his release. earlier today, i spoke with them and told them we are heartbroken by his loss. jim foley's life stands in stark contrast to his killers. let's be clear about isil. they have rampaged across cities and villages killing innocent, unarmed civilians in cowardly acts of violence. they abduct women and children, subjecting them to torture and rape, killing sunni and shia by the thousands. they target christians and religious minorities, arriving them from their homes, murdering them when they can for no othe
foley was taken hostage two years ago while covering the civil war in syria. here's a look. >> good afternoon, everybody. today, the entire world is appalled by the brutal murder of jim foley. jim was a journalist, a son, a brother, and a friend. he reported from difficult and dangerous places, bearing witness from a world away. he was taken hostage nearly two years ago in syria and he was courageously reporting on the conflict there. jim was taken from us. he was 40 years old, one of...
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the so-called islamic state now stretches over huge swaths of syria and iraq. it has heavy weapons, american made ones, stolen from the iraqi army. and isis is imposing its medieval interpretation of islamic law. yet many are rushing to become citizens of this barbaric nation. the last voice james foley heard was of his murderer. with what some say sounds like a british accent. >> this is james foley, an american citizen of your country. >> reporter: britain's prime minister was appalled. >> it looks increasingly like it is a british citizen. now, this is deeply shocking. >> reporter: shocking, but not surprising at all. security officials say isis has between 7,000 and 12,000 foreign fighters, hundreds from europe, and one from america. >> we are coming for you. >> reporter: he died carrying out a suicide bombing for a group considered more violent than al qaeda. >> even a group like al qaeda, which has perpetrated atrocities around the world, regards them as far too brutal. >> reporter: a big reason there's so many foreign fighters in syria is it's so easy to
the so-called islamic state now stretches over huge swaths of syria and iraq. it has heavy weapons, american made ones, stolen from the iraqi army. and isis is imposing its medieval interpretation of islamic law. yet many are rushing to become citizens of this barbaric nation. the last voice james foley heard was of his murderer. with what some say sounds like a british accent. >> this is james foley, an american citizen of your country. >> reporter: britain's prime minister was...
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then went to syria. he took smart risks, and calculated risks but had courage to do what he believed in and get stories told >> steven sotloff is the man at the end of the video militants say could be next. tell us what you know about efforts to get him out of there. >> steven and i met in libya in 2012. we had talked about syria and security, and he was also very good, very responsible journalist. efforts to get them out, limited communication with isis from what i understand. only so much can be done with this group. they're, isis are complete ba barbarians. i was held as a prisoner of war in libya. i escaped and met james, who just returned to libya to continue reporting. >> for people that don't understand, you get locked up, as a prisoner of war, having been involved in the war in no way, just writing the first line of history. and yet, you still keep going to do this. can you explain that to people that don't understand it? >> james was driven by passion to do what he believed in to tell peoples' s
then went to syria. he took smart risks, and calculated risks but had courage to do what he believed in and get stories told >> steven sotloff is the man at the end of the video militants say could be next. tell us what you know about efforts to get him out of there. >> steven and i met in libya in 2012. we had talked about syria and security, and he was also very good, very responsible journalist. efforts to get them out, limited communication with isis from what i understand. only...
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the people of syria, whose story jim foley told. do not deserve to live under the shadow of a tyrant or terrorists. they have our support and their pursuit of the future rooted in dignity. from governments and peoples across the middle east, there has to be a common effort to extract this cancer so that it does not spread. it has to be a clear rejection of these kind of nihilistic ideologies. one thing we can all agree on is that a group like isil has o place in the 21st century. friends and allies around the world we share a common security and a common set of values that are rooted in the opposite of what we saw yesterday. and we will continue to confront this hateful terrorism and replace it with a sense of hope and civility. that's what jim foley stood for. a man who lived his work works courageously told the stories of his fellow human beings, and was liked and loved by friends and family. today, the american people will all say a prayer for those who loved jim. all of us feel the ache of his absence. all of us mourn his loss.
the people of syria, whose story jim foley told. do not deserve to live under the shadow of a tyrant or terrorists. they have our support and their pursuit of the future rooted in dignity. from governments and peoples across the middle east, there has to be a common effort to extract this cancer so that it does not spread. it has to be a clear rejection of these kind of nihilistic ideologies. one thing we can all agree on is that a group like isil has o place in the 21st century. friends and...
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this time he went to syria. he spoke about what he had seen in the aftermath of a helicopter attack by syrian government forces near the turkish border. >> we saw with our own eyes nine civilian bodies, some just body parts from direct hits on men leaving a mosque or men in the streets. >> it wasn't long, five months after this video was shot that jim foley was captured again. this time in syria winding up in the hands of the group calling itself isis. his boss at "the global post" is jim balboni. >> i never gave up hope that we would bring jim home. i was devastated last night. >> jim foley's parents are obviously devastated as well. they worked tirelessly for his release ever since he was taken in november 2012. >> we miss his courage, his love, his determination, his laugh, his smile. >> he brought so much joy into this family. >> and his dad said what was left mostly unsaid, about the terrible risks journalists like jim foley take every day. >> i think that we take journalists for granted sometimes. they --
this time he went to syria. he spoke about what he had seen in the aftermath of a helicopter attack by syrian government forces near the turkish border. >> we saw with our own eyes nine civilian bodies, some just body parts from direct hits on men leaving a mosque or men in the streets. >> it wasn't long, five months after this video was shot that jim foley was captured again. this time in syria winding up in the hands of the group calling itself isis. his boss at "the global...
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is he going to take the war into syria? is he going to bomb them where their command and control is? or this measured action designed to do very little? i mean, two days before this he held a press conference to talk about ferguson and iraq. he said we're not the iraqi army, we're not the iraqi air force, the iraqis have to take care of their own security. that is the exact attitude that got us to this day that allowed them to take control of an area the size of belgium and start committing atrocitieatrocities, crucifying people, beheading people, putting heads on posts, we have to show american leadership to stop these people. >> marc thiessen, good to see you again. >> thanks, megyn. >>> we'll be right back. your eyes. even 10 miles away. they can see the light of a single candle. look after them with centrum silver. multivitamins for your eyes, heart and brain. now, with a new easy to swallow coating. so what we're looking for is a way to "plus" our accounting firm's mobile plan. and "minus" our expenses. perfect timing.
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is tracking more than 100 americans that have gone to syria or have tried to go to syria, and at some point, scott, they could come home, and that would be a very big problem. >> pelley: 100 americans. margaret, the state department today asked for more u.s. troops on the ground in iraq. what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, scott, the pentagon is seriously considering a state department request to send more security personal to baghdad. and while isis has talked about targeting u.s. diplomatic posts we're told this is not a request in response to a direct or an immediate threat. if approved, there would be around 300 u.s. troops. that's in addition to the 849 u.s. forces already in iraq. >> pelley: and to be clear, the troops, the u.s. troops on the ground, are not fighting. they're there for intelligence and for advising the iraqi forces. major, isis right now holds more territory and is larger than al qaeda ever was. what is the white house strategy for dismantling isis? >> reporter: one, continue u.s. air strikes in support of kurdish forces coming from the north and what appea
is tracking more than 100 americans that have gone to syria or have tried to go to syria, and at some point, scott, they could come home, and that would be a very big problem. >> pelley: 100 americans. margaret, the state department today asked for more u.s. troops on the ground in iraq. what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, scott, the pentagon is seriously considering a state department request to send more security personal to baghdad. and while isis has talked about targeting...
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more than 100 americans are believed to have gone to iraq and syria. and their passports could give them easy access to return to america. the fear tonight, they come back to america to strike. there's an effort to track them, some back here at home under various levels of investigation and surveillance. the fbi director saying they're doing everything they can. but he says it's possible some radicals could slip out of the u.s. without the fbi knowing. >> it has everyone on edge there. thank you, pierre thomas. pierre will stay on the story tonight. we'll have every breaking development on abcnews.com. >>> we move on to the monsoon conditions slamming the west in this country. ferocious lightning striking a middle school student on the football field. brandi hitt is there tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the threat of more severe weather slamming the west. from flash flood warnings to lightning. an idaho woman claiming she was struck while filming a storm. take a look again. >> i screamed. my phone flew out of my hand and i really wasn't sure what happen
more than 100 americans are believed to have gone to iraq and syria. and their passports could give them easy access to return to america. the fear tonight, they come back to america to strike. there's an effort to track them, some back here at home under various levels of investigation and surveillance. the fbi director saying they're doing everything they can. but he says it's possible some radicals could slip out of the u.s. without the fbi knowing. >> it has everyone on edge there....
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military tried to rescue foley and either from the site in northern syria. landing with helicopters and six wing aircraft and engaging isis fighters in heavy fire but the hostages were not there. one u.s. pilot was injured this this failed rescue mission. >> reporter: jim foley was dedicated, passionate, fearless and only 40 years old. mourned today by friends in far corners of the world and in his hometown of rochester, new hampshire, by his grieving family. his mother, diane. >> so many people were praying for jim. and i really think that's what gave jim an unusual courage. jim just could feel the prayers. >> reporter: foley had been kidnapped for 44 days by gadhafi forces in libya in 2011 and spoke about it after his release. >> it's not worth your life, no matter what romantic ideal you have, no matter what ethnic you think you have, you know, it's never worth that. >> reporter: but when the civil war broke out in syria, he was determined to tell the story of the uprising. today, once u.s. intelligence confirmed that the gruesome beheading video was auth
military tried to rescue foley and either from the site in northern syria. landing with helicopters and six wing aircraft and engaging isis fighters in heavy fire but the hostages were not there. one u.s. pilot was injured this this failed rescue mission. >> reporter: jim foley was dedicated, passionate, fearless and only 40 years old. mourned today by friends in far corners of the world and in his hometown of rochester, new hampshire, by his grieving family. his mother, diane. >>...